Adding Your

First RGB

Pixel Element

Control the Show

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Requirements

• LOR Pro license

– Sequence your pixel element using motion

effects in the LOR S5 Sequencer

• A “good” computer, recommendations:

– Windows 10

– Intel Core i3/i5/i7, 3rd generation or newer

– 8 GB RAM

– High resolution display (1080p/FHD)

– SSD drive is very beneficial, but not required

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Getting Started

• Leave plenty of time to learn the new

technology

– Start in January

– You will need a new controller and new

lights. Who are you going to buy from?

– Read all you can. Ask questions.

• START SMALL

– 1 pixel element/controller the first year

– Consider buying a packaged kit

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LOR Pixel Tree Kit (16x25)

• You’ve decided to save time and

purchase a kit from LOR.

• The LOR Pixel Tree Kit (16x25)

connects to an LOR network.

• Consider purchasing an LOR high-

speed USB adapter when you

purchase the tree.

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LOR Networks

• The LOR software supports up to 16 LOR

networks attached to a single computer.

These are labelled "Regular", "Aux A", "Aux B",

"Aux C" and so on, up to "Aux O".

• For every LOR network attached to your

computer, you need a separate LOR USB

Adapter. So if you are using 2 networks, you

would need 2 LOR USB Adapters.

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Which Network?

• If the Pixel Tree is the only element in your

display, it should be placed on the “Regular"

network.

• If you already own other LOR controllers,

consider putting the Pixel Tree on its own LOR

network (e.g. Aux A).

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Setting the Network

• Open LOR Network

Preferences

• It has 2 modes: simple

and advanced. If the

program opens in simple

mode (like the screen on

the right), then you will

need to go into Advanced

Mode by clicking the

"Advanced" button.

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Setting the Network:

Advanced Mode

• Click on the desired

row in the Port or

Speed column.

Then a window will

open where you will

be able to enter the

settings for that

network

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Setting the Network

• Set the Port field to the comm port that

Windows has assigned to your USB

Adapter. If you are unsure which comm

port Windows has assigned, open the

Hardware Utility and click the "Auto

Configure" button in the upper left corner.

• Set the speed to 500K

• “Enhanced LOR Network” must be checked

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Setting the Network

If you opted for a single network, it should look like this:

If you opted for a separate network, it should look like this:

Your port numbers will be different

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Which Unit ID?

• The controller ships from the factory set to unit id 01. This

works well when it is the only controller on the network.

• If you need to change the unit id, it is changed via the DIP

switches on the board. See the manual for instructions on

how to do this.

• Note that the controller actually uses 8 unit ids – one unit id

for each port.

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Connect The Controller• With the Unit ID set,

connect the controller

to your computer

• After it is connected,

apply power to the

controller

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Managing Previews

Double-click a

preview name to

modify it

Click the pin to keep

the window open

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Click here to

open the Preview

Management

Window

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• Select a preview to edit

– If you are new to S5, use

the "Default" preview, or

– If you have already created

a preview, select it.

• Double-click on the

preview name to modify

it.

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Starting Preview (example)

Megatree: 32

channels

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Add the LOR Pixel Tree

Click the check box

next to the item to

be imported

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3

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Sizing the Prop

• You can now move the prop by clicking anywhere inside the

prop and dragging the mouse. You can resize the prop by

clicking on any of the 4 red corners and dragging with the

mouse.

• You may want to adjust the bulb size to make the pixels on the

tree easier to see on your computer screen.

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Preview After Adding Pixel Tree

Megatree: 32

channels

Pixel tree: 400 pixels,

1200 channels

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Editing the Prop

• Double-click on the prop’s name to open the Prop Definition screen

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Starting Location

• The “Starting Location” setting must match

the way you have physically wired the tree.

Specifying a starting location of

"Bottom Back CCW", tells the

program that the string numbers will

go around the tree counter-clockwise

If the starting location is set to

"Bottom Back CW", then the

string numbers proceed in a

clockwise direction

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Channel Settings• Ensure "Individual Start Channels" is unchecked.

• Ensure "Separate Unit # for each RGB string" is checked.

• Ensure "Max Circuit" is set to 150.

• Enter settings on the first row of the table. All of the subsequent rows will be

calculated automatically.

• Set the network in the first column (Regular, Aux A, etc.). The value you set

must match the enhanced network that you set up in LOR Network

Preferences.

• Enter the unit id in the first row of the table. The unit id you enter here must

match the value you set via DIP switches on the controller (and reported in

the Hardware Utility).

• Leave the "Start Circuit" value as 1.

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Save It!

• Click the “Save” button to close

Preview Design

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S5 Sequence Process

Create a PREVIEW which

defines all of the

channels in your display

Create a new S5

sequence

Save S5 Sequence

.LOREDIT file

Create SD Card

using LOR Hub

Create show using

LOR Hub or

Show Editor

Import Visualizer file

Import SE animation

Upgrade a sequence

from a prior version

Import from online

prop libraries

A single preview can be used

to create many sequences

If upgrading (optional)

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Start A New Sequence

• Select File > New > Musical Sequence from

the main menu, or

• Click “New Musical Sequence” on the Start

Page, or

• Right-click on the preview name on the

Previews window, then select New Musical

Sequence.

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New Musical Sequence

Select the

preview you

created here

Make sure the

number of motion

effect rows for pixel

props is at least 1

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Your New Pixel Tree Is Ready!

Add motion

effects on

this row

You will want the Playback window visible so you can see the motion effects

1. Create a new

effect when mouse

button is released

2. Max Intensity

3. Motion Effect

4. New Motion Effect

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Resources• http://www1.lightorama.com/tutorials/

• LOR “Important Announcements” forum

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Questions

and

Answers

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Control the Show!

Add Your

First RGB

Pixel Element